FOLLY FISHING REPORT — May 2015

‘Tis the Season for Castnets, Shark, Spanish Mackerel, Ladyfishm, Redfish, and Trout! With its blustery and rainy days, spring roared into Charleston over the last few weeks. This change in season will trigger lots of great things in our fishery. Redfish will be more...

Transplanting

How to move mature plants to a new location In many of my previous columns I tried to provide readers with concepts of preventive maintenance and looking into the future of the landscape. However, something I run into a lot is where people already have a well...

Folly Flashback

Open Lines of Communication Power lines zig-zagged Post-World war II Center street until Hurricane hugo decided an upgrade was in order    The results are still visible today: the palm trees in the median between Ashley and Arctic avenues — purchased and planted via...

 ‘That’ll be Two Dollars and 84 Pennies’

Eric Rowland keeps the facial hair heavy but the mood light at Bert’s “Well, that’ll be two dollars and 84 pennies, thank you and you have a wonderful day, now!” It’s really hard to stay grumpy on a Monday morning on your way in to work when Eric Rowland is working...

Salt Marsh Diaries — April 2015

You No-Good Dirty, Double-Crossing Rat As the northeast wind raged outside, I couldn’t stop thinking about the rat. Desperately, I need to visit the little island to check. Just three days prior, I found a rat’s nest inside the battery box. I also found the...

Outstanding In His Field — April 2015

Assess Before You Address What do we do with our outdoor space? Whether you pay rent, a mortgage, or even just taxes, you’ve made an investment, however short or permanent. So what do we do with our investment now that we’ve written that check this month? Outdoor...

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